Robbery suspect captured with help of K9 officer
EUGENE, Ore. – A woman suspected of robbing a west Eugene store on Sunday evening was captured with the aid of a K9 officer, according to the Eugene Police Department.
EPD officials said that the robbery occurred shortly before 9:30 p.m. on November 24 at the Target store on West 11th Avenue in west Eugene. When a security guard at the store attempted to stop a woman from allegedly shoplifting, the woman reportedly threatened the guard with a knife and left the store on foot, Eugene police said. Authorities said several responding EPD officers, K9 Jax, and Jax’s handler were searching the area when Jax picked up a southbound track across West 11th Avenue. A suspect, identified as Dyani Cambrea Ellerd Preciado, 25, was found hiding in some nearby bushes and was arrested without further incident, according to police officials.